Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1917 — Some Superstitions That Have to Do With Love and Marriage Refuse to Die. [ARTICLE]

Some Superstitions That Have to Do With Love and Marriage Refuse to Die.

No superstitions persist more strongly than those which concern love. Many people who in general understand the absurdity of folk signs are yet somewhat influenced by those which have to do with the affections. Here are some of the typical superstitions of love and prospective marriage. It will be observed that the great majority apply to the feminine rather than the masculine sex. If a boy pulls a hair from a girl’s head she will always love him. If a girl buries a boy’s hair and her own together under a stone he will loye her always. The wearing of a wasp’s nest in a girl’s clothes will cause her lover’s affection for her to increase. If some one takes the combings from your hair she will also take your sweetheart. Similarly, if a girl steps on your heel she is trying to supplant you in your sweetheart’s, affections. A boy should not give his sweetheart a pair of shoes, for, if he does, she will walk away from. him. If a bramble catches in your skirt a widower is hUqve with you. The sight of a blue-eyed dog is a sign that your

next lover will be white-headed. As many times as you can pop your knuckles, so many lovers have you. The finding of a one-leaf clover indicates that you are about to get a letter from your sweetheart. If you find a two-leaf clover you will receive a kiss from yotir sweetheart. If your upper lip itches you will soon be kissed by a tall man.